● Facilitating and delivering educational workshops to young people; ranging from Year 7 to Year 13 using PowerPoint● Adapting educational workshops based on age group● Facilitating debates and engaging students on varied topics● Being a role model for SOAS by representing the university at various schools and colleges across London● Demonstrating strong communications skills by providing information about SOAS and sharing my own real life experiences● Supporting the Widening Participation team in facilitating taster days, masterclasses, and workshops● Delivering one-to-one and group personal statement workshops to prepare students for university● Encouraging those from a low participation background to consider university as an option, i.e. Students receiving free school meals, black and minority ethnic students, mature students, low participation postcode areas

Project Co-ordinator for the newly introduced compulsory consent workshops as part of SOAS Students' Union and University's collaborative pledge to tackle sexual violence. ● Knowledge and sensitivity around sexual violence and consent issues● Good understanding of the intersections of sexual violence with gender, sexuality, race and religion● Student referrals to support services● Managing the planning and execution of Consent Workshops to 2,200 incoming students● Recruitment and training of consent facilitators● Engagement with incoming students via email and social media● Continual promotion of the campaign including Channel 5 news interview● Tracking of project progress using Excel● Project closing report generated to engage with key stakeholders within the Students’ Union and University

"We know it takes time and persistence to change the story of a child’s lifetime. We believe that this can start with the dedication and leadership of a great teacher who inspires a child to work towards the future they want."

"Empowering the youth of today, creating the leaders of tomorrow"

Outfit is a successful part of Arcadia Group Limited, and is a chain of out-of-town retail stores offering a wide selection of well-known, contemporary fashion brands, all under the one roof. Brands on offer in the OUTFIT Greenwich Store include the following market leaders: Wallis, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Warehouse and Oasis. Greenwich store has a 3.2m turnover per annum and employs 36 people.My role as a Sales Manager involves the following tasks.Driving the sales and profit on each of their allocated BrandsDelivering the OUTFIT concept and championing all the BrandsUsing commercial tools and delivering an excellent visual impact to drive sales densities, by ensuring the Brands are merchandised to the highest standardEnsuring the team delivers exceptional levels of customer service and promotes 'Passion' in the store and in the brandLiaising with Brand representatives, reviewing sales and stock performance and reviewing mat layouts/rotation to maximise potentialManaging and coaching the teams operating within their BrandsCreating a great environment to work inTeam development and coaching

I started training as a Section Manager within the Food Hall at Windsor, managing an £8 million department turnover within this £17 million turnover store.After 6 months I was moved to Section Manager of the top floor, covering menswear, lingerie, kids and also for a period of 6 month home wearmanaging a turnover of £4 million and a team of 22 with 1 Section Coordinator.Some of my biggest sales achievements included exceeding sales on Home, with a 53% increase on the previous year by using strong communication and influencing skills to request an upgrade on this department. Increasing sales on Kids wear by 25% on the previous year, by identifying a key commercial opportunity, planning and resourcing a major move and successfully implementing. I showed an ability to effectively manage store costs by significantly reducing the stores absence percentage from 4.2% to 2.8% by a regular flow of communication, sideways management and introduction of new ways of working. In September 2010 moved back to the Food Hall as Section Manager due to staffing issues that needed to be addressed, and I was there for a period of 12 weeks.In December 2010 made an internal transfer to Camberley which is a larger format store, as Section Manager of Menswear, managing a team of 36 with 2 Section Coordinators and managing a turnover of £16 million. Other responsibilities included:Working towards KPI’s set by the business Managing the team including their performance, development and conductPlanning and implementation of sales floor layouts Probing of commercial opportunities including the use of company data Identifying areas for my own personal development

As Food Stock Management Controller I was responsible for stock management of the food department. Duties included: Managing waste targets and probing areas of improvement Organisation and facilitation of inductions of new staff, ensuring quality training of business policies and positive first impressions of Marks and Spencer Leading an Induction Team of 4